Aquaculture Can Benefit Blue Carbon Ecosystems

A new review, led by TNC scientists, explores the potential for bivalve aquaculture to benefit blue carbon ecosystems.

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How Living Cover Could Help Heal the U.S. Corn Belt

Regenerative ag practices—like cover crops, agroforestry, and pastured livestock—could reduce nitrate loss, erosion and emissions.

Cara Cannon Byington

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Minimizing Tradeoffs Between Crop Yields and Climate Benefits

Research pinpoints where regenerative agriculture practices can have the most benefits for climate change mitigation and crop production.

Cara Cannon Byington

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Agroforestry: Unlocking the Potential of Trees in India

How regenerative agriculture, especially agroforestry, could help mitigate climate change, restore land and improve farmer wellbeing in India.

The Editors

One Size Does Not Fit All for Sustainable Livestock Production

Understanding economic, environmental, and social and cultural contexts is essential to achieving sustainable livestock production.

Cara Cannon Byington

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Humboldt Penguins on the Edge

Next time you’re in need of an odd animal fact to fill a conversational lull, consider the nesting preferences of the Humboldt penguin.

The Editors

Photographing Water for One of the World’s Driest Cities

A photographer captions the merging of modern science and ancient wisdom in the Peruvian Andes

Jenny Rogers

A Roadmap for Reducing the Climate Impacts of U.S. Beef

Adoption of selected actions, especially around grazing, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. beef industry by up to 30%.

Cara Cannon Byington

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To Save Pacific Turtles, Focus on Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries cause significantly greater mortality to Solomon Islands turtles than longliners.

Justine E. Hausheer

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Brazilian Family Farmers Use Agroforestry to Improve their Lands and Livelihoods (and Help Fight Climate Change)

Natural climate solutions, like agroforestry, can help protect biodiversity and contribute to the reductions needed to mitigate climate change.

The Editors

How Communities Are Leading the Way in Agroforestry

From the Dominican Republic to the Ecuadorian Amazon, how four community-led agroforestry systems are helping to advance the science that supports this natural climate solution.

Ayla Norris Smith

Fisheries Trusts Can Advance Sustainability and Resilience Goals

The first national review of community fisheries trusts in the U.S. shows they can achieve positive outcomes for fishing communities and marine ecosystems.

Serena Lomonico

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